Building
BUILDING PERMITS are required for:
- New home construction
- Addition
- Roofing
- Deck, Porch or Patio with footings
- Structural alterations interior or exterior to an existing building
- Swimming Pools
- Accessory Buildings of 201sf or greater
- Interior renovations
- Mechanical Application: Fireplace, wood stove, or gas fireplace installations
- Electric Application: Generator, electric upgrade, electric work only
- Plumbing Application: Sewer, plumbing work only
BUILDING PERMITS are not required for:
- Exterior replacement windows, doors and siding which are materials in kind
Construction Codes:
East Rockhill Township has adopted the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code. The Uniform Construction Code is made up of the following series of codes:
- 2015 International Residential Code (IRC)
- 2015 International Building Code (IBC)
- 2015 International Electrical Code (IEC)
- 2015 International Mechanical Code (IMC)
- 2015 International Plumbing (IPC)
- 2015 International Fire Code (IFC)
- 2015 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC)
- 2012 Property Maintenance Code